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Nuristan National Park

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43: 310: 62: 653: 69: 230:(Nuristan Province was not created, by carving out areas of these two provinces, until July 1988); the report highlighted what were then the "largely undisturbed 774: 562: 61: 764: 106: 377:"Combating land degradation and biodiversity loss by promoting sustainable rangeland management and biodiversity conservation in Afghanistan" 251: 455: 434: 383: 207: 495:"Wildlife Surveys and wildlife conservation in Nuristan, Afghanistan: including Scat and Small Rodent Collection from Other Sites" 555: 262:
Provinces was lost between 1977 and 2002, and the National Environmental Protection Agency warned a decade later of continuing
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An initial proposal was drafted in 1981, with Nuristan National Park to be formed in what was then
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National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Afghanistan: a Contribution to a Conservation Strategy
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National Environmental Protection Agency of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (ed.).
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Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, Austria, ed. (17 December 2020).
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Ministry of Agrictulture, Livestock and Irrigation (MAIL) and Communities
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reported by interviewees. The area also includes part of the
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report confirmed the continuing presence of the bear and
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(1981), 186:), making it the third in the country after 141:5,733.07 km (2,213.55 sq mi) 563: 549: 541: 18: 345: 371: 369: 367: 365: 363: 7: 210:, a detailed management plan - and " 85: 775:Protected areas established in 2020 493:Karlstetter, Maria (August 2008). 313:Area of Nuristan Province in blue. 14: 651: 182:on 5 June 2020 (coinciding with 67: 60: 41: 144: 1: 765:National parks of Afghanistan 499:Wildlife Conservation Society 268:Wildlife Conservation Society 254:report suggested that 52% of 16:National park in Afghanistan. 290:, with of a number of other 258:in Nuristan, Laghman, and 791: 214:" - is still forthcoming. 649: 578: 520:"Pech and Waygal valleys" 419:Ayalon, Ami, ed. (1990). 188:Band-e Amir National Park 180:Government of Afghanistan 55: 40: 26: 324:Wildlife of Afghanistan 734:Nuristan National Park 524:BirdLife International 314: 284:yellow-throated marten 168:Nuristan National Park 75:Nuristan National Park 22:Nuristan National Park 312: 184:World Environment Day 244:Himalayan black bear 192:Wakhan National Park 704:Nuristani languages 334:Nuristani languages 304:Important Bird Area 206:. According to the 154:Governing body 118: /  315: 770:Nuristan Province 747: 746: 724:Landai Sin Valley 572:Nuristan Province 288:crested porcupine 178:announced by the 165: 164: 91:Nuristan Province 48:Nuristan Province 782: 760:IUCN Category II 719:Landai Sin River 661:Populated places 655: 565: 558: 551: 542: 535: 534: 532: 530: 516: 510: 509: 507: 505: 490: 484: 483: 481: 479: 474: 465: 459: 458: 447: 441: 440: 416: 410: 409: 401: 395: 394: 392: 390: 381: 373: 358: 356:Protected Planet 350: 329:Nuristani people 274:, alongside the 224:Laghman Province 202:, which borders 133: 132: 130: 129: 128: 123: 119: 116: 115: 114: 111: 71: 70: 64: 45: 19: 790: 789: 785: 784: 783: 781: 780: 779: 750: 749: 748: 743: 687: 656: 647: 589: 574: 569: 539: 538: 528: 526: 518: 517: 513: 503: 501: 492: 491: 487: 477: 475: 472: 467: 466: 462: 449: 448: 444: 437: 429:. p. 124. 418: 417: 413: 403: 402: 398: 388: 386: 379: 375: 374: 361: 351: 347: 342: 320: 264:illegal logging 220: 126: 124: 120: 117: 112: 109: 107: 105: 104: 82: 81: 80: 79: 78: 77: 76: 72: 51: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 788: 786: 778: 777: 772: 767: 762: 752: 751: 745: 744: 742: 741: 736: 731: 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 695: 693: 689: 688: 686: 685: 680: 675: 670: 664: 662: 658: 657: 650: 648: 646: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 599: 597: 591: 590: 579: 576: 575: 570: 568: 567: 560: 553: 545: 537: 536: 511: 485: 460: 442: 435: 427:Westview Press 411: 408:. p. 148. 396: 359: 344: 343: 341: 338: 337: 336: 331: 326: 319: 316: 228:Kunar Province 219: 216: 163: 162: 159: 158: 155: 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 139: 135: 134: 102: 98: 97: 88: 84: 83: 74: 73: 66: 65: 59: 58: 57: 56: 53: 52: 46: 38: 37: 27: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 787: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 757: 755: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 705: 702: 700: 697: 696: 694: 690: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 665: 663: 659: 654: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 600: 598: 596: 592: 588: 584: 583: 577: 573: 566: 561: 559: 554: 552: 547: 546: 543: 525: 521: 515: 512: 500: 496: 489: 486: 471: 464: 461: 457: 453: 446: 443: 438: 436:9780429718984 432: 428: 424: 423: 415: 412: 407: 400: 397: 385: 378: 372: 370: 368: 366: 364: 360: 357: 354: 349: 346: 339: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 321: 317: 311: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 280:golden jackal 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 217: 215: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 172:national park 169: 160: 156: 152: 148: 140: 136: 131: 122:35.2°N 70.7°E 103: 99: 96: 92: 89: 63: 54: 49: 44: 39: 34: 33:national park 30: 29:IUCN category 25: 20: 733: 603:Barg-i Matal 580: 527:. 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Index

IUCN category
national park

Nuristan Province
Map showing the location of Nuristan National Park
Nuristan Province
Afghanistan
35°12′N 70°42′E / 35.2°N 70.7°E / 35.2; 70.7
national park
Afghanistan
Government of Afghanistan
World Environment Day
Band-e Amir National Park
Wakhan National Park
Province
Nuristan
Pakistan
FAO
gazettement
Laghman Province
Kunar Province
monsoon
leopard
snow leopard
Himalayan black bear
markhor
UNEP
forest cover
Nangahar
illegal logging

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